Disney Publishing has announced it will publish a new series by bestselling author and illustrator Mo Willems. The series is called Unlimited Squirrels. The first book in the series, I Lost My Tooth!, will by published on October 2, 2018.
Read more...February 10, 2018

Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff has abruptly ended the bromance between President Donald Trump and Stephen Bannon. The book is full of explosive quotes from Bannon and other White House insiders. It is already the #1 bestselling book on Amazon days ahead of its release thanks to quotes and excerpts from the book viraling on social media.
Read more...January 4, 2018

Hillary Clinton's book What Happened arrives in stores today. The book helps explain what went wrong in the recent presidential election where she lost to Donald Trump. In her new memoir, Clinton puts the blame on herself and explains her mistakes. She also blames Russian interference, Bernie Bros, James Comey, misogyny and more for the shocking upset. Clinton also states in the book that she will not run for office again.
Read more...September 12, 2017

Two new Harry Potter books are scheduled to be published in conjunction with an exhibition this fall at the British Library. The Harry Potter exhibition, "A History of Magic," will open in October 2017 and run through February 2018. The books will be published by Bloomsbury in the UK. The exhibition poster features Jim Kay's phoenix illustration as seen in the Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Illustrated Edition.
Read more...July 19, 2017

Donna Brazile, former Chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee and adjunct professor at Georgetown University, is writing a book about the 2016 election and the hacking of the DNC by Russian hackers. In addition to telling the story of the unprecedented attempt by a foreign power to influence our elections, Brazile will also report on infighting, scandal and hubris at the DNC. Her book is titled Hacks.
Read more...July 18, 2017

Oprah Winfrey has chosen Beyold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue as her latest Oprah's Book Club selection. The selection is an honor for any author. It is extraordinary for Imbolo because Beyold the Dreamers is her debut novel. The novel also won the 2017 PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction.
Read more...June 26, 2017

Prolific author James Patterson and former President Bill Clinton are working on a novel together. The mystery novel is called The President is Missing. The novel is set for publication in June 2018. It will be published jointly by Alfred A. Knopf and Little, Brown and Company. It will feature both Little, Brown and Knopf logos.
Read more...June 19, 2017

Senator Ted Cruz has put Donald Trump's newly coined word "covfefe" to use. He used it to attack Al Franken's new book, Al Franken: Giant of the Senate. Cruz says Franken's new book is full of covfefe.
Read more...June 1, 2017

Amazon has announced the launch of Amazon Charts, which it calls a reimagined bestseller list. It first the top 20 most read and most sold books in fiction and nonfiction. The lists include data from Amazon.com, Amazon Books (Amazon's book stores), Audible.com, Kindle Unlimited and Prime Reading.
Read more...May 29, 2017

Stephen King's classic The Dead Zone is being released as an audiobook for the first time. It will be narrated by actor James Franco. Simon & Schuster will publish the audiobook on April 25, 2017. The novel has been made into a hit film and TV series.
Read more...April 22, 2017

First Lady Melanie Trump read to children today at the Reading Nook at the 2017 White House Easter Egg Roll. She was the second reader at the event. Sean Spicer read to children earlier in the day.
Read more...April 17, 2017

Each year famous authors and celebrities read from children's books at the White House Easter Egg Roll. Past events have featured J.K. Rowling, Jeff Kinney and Jim Carry. This year it was White House spokesperson Sean Spicer read at the Reading Nook.
Read more...April 17, 2017